Primary school

Featherstone Purston Infant School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Wakefield
  • WF7 5HF
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · Yorkshire and The Humber 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · Yorkshire and The Humber 6No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · Yorkshire and The Humber 105No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
55 of 55 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5555
2nd170
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026203
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.7%
First language not English6.9%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.6%
Persistently absent pupils22.5%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

112.8% full · 180 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 7.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.9
  • Other support 6.3

Teachers 9.1 FTE · Whole workforce 22.3 · 38 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,405
Spend per pupil£7,800
Staff spend per pupil£6,274
Reserve per pupil−£69
  • −£12,612revenue reserve
  • −£71,801in-year balance

Grants £7,342 · self-generated £63 · premises £503 per pupil